utensilia
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== Latin ==
=== Etymology ===
Nominalization of the neuter plural of ūtēnsilis.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [uː.tẽːˈsɪ.li.a]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.tenˈsiː.li.a]
=== Noun ===
ūtēnsilia n pl (genitive ūtēnsilium); third declension
(plural only) things for use: utensils, supplies, provisions, materials, gear
Synonyms: supellex, vāsa, īnstrūmenta
==== Declension ====
Third-declension noun (neuter, pure i-stem), plural only.
=== Adjective ===
ūtēnsilia
nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of ūtēnsilis
==== Descendants ====
Vulgar Latin: *usitilium, -a (see there for further descendants)
Old French: utensile, ustensile (Influenced by user)
French: ustensile
→ Middle English: utensyl
→ English: utensil
→ Galician: utensilio
→ Italian: utensile
→ Portuguese: utensílio
→ Spanish: utensilio
=== Further reading ===
“ūtensilĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“utensilia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
utensilia in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2026), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication